US coronavirus relief package gets final approval
In a 220-211 vote, President Joe Biden s pandemic and economic rescue bill has got its final approval in the US House of Representatives. He s due to sign Friday.
House speaker Nancy Pelosi wields the gavel to passage Biden s coronavirus relief bill
Seven weeks after entering office, US President Joe Biden and his Democrats passaged the $1.9 trillion (€1.6 trillion) COVID-19 relief bill through its final congressional approval Wednesday, despite Republican objections in both chambers.
The bill s final approval, four days after passaging the Senate, came in the House of Representatives, with members voting 220-211, virtually along party lines, with only one Democrat dissenting, Jared Golden of Maine.
Both houses of the US Congress have now passed a pandemic-relief bill that would make billions of dollars in aid available for the benefit of employees at US airlines.
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WASHINGTON By a vote of 220-211, the House on Wednesday passed the Senate version of the COVID relief bill also known as the American Rescue Plan Act paving the way for President Biden s signature. The American Rescue Plan is aggressive, no doubt about it, but researchers and health professionals have told us this is what s needed to scale up testing and tracing, to address PPE [personal protective equipment] shortages, and to speed up equitable vaccine distribution, said Rep. John Yarmuth (D-Ky.), chairman of the House Budget Committee. They have told us these investments are needed if we want to save lives and defeat this pandemic once and for all . It helps feed hungry Americans and provides financial support so families can afford health coverage during the greatest health crisis of our lifetimes. The American Rescue Plan will provide resources needed to reopen schools safely and make up for lost time in the classroom.